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OLLY MURS is considering quitting the Xtra Factor – to tour with One Direction.

Bosses are desperate to sign him for a second series of the X Factor spin-off show.

But in-demand Olly's music career has taken off since he first agreed to front the ITV2 programme with Caroline Flack.

Now the singer is planning to launch his career across the Pond by hitting the road as a support act to One Direction in the US, just as the X Factor auditions take place.

The band — who were finalists on the show in 2010 — are on their first US tour but have gone down so well there that their management are plotting a string of new dates.

A source said: "Olly wants to crack America — and who can blame him for that? The One Direction lads are going down a storm over there so their management are looking at getting them back out there as soon as possible after their current tour finishes on Friday.

"Olly's team are still working on a US launch date for his album, In Case You Didn't Know.

"The ideal time would coincide with a tour.

"But by attempting that he just will not be around to do the Xtra Factor audition stuff.

"It's quite a crucial show nowadays and can get up to three million people watching, so producers really want him to do it."

TV bosses are so desperate for him to stay that they are considering letting him skip the audition shows and just front the series for the live finals. Executives were in talks with Olly's management last night.

A spokesman for the star told TV Biz: "Olly's album is now starting to break big internationally and this means we have to juggle all his commitments between promoting his own album and also doing the show.

"We are confident that talks will continue to be productive from both sides."Brought to you by bb Niall

i'm just desperate to see them asap tbh. and if they tour in the fall it makes it easier for me bc i'm trying to decide when i'm studying abroad next year (either winter semester or summer) and frankly it depends on when1d tours. i'm being serious, this is my life.

BUT if they tour in the fall they may have released a new single by then and sometimes artists sing stuff from their new album? idk

He doesn't have the same target as 1D (although most of his fans are indeed also on their teens/early!20s, like me lol), but the guy also appeals to mums and old ladies.

So IDK IDK

But whatever works for him though. I think he did a great job as a presenter on Xtra Factor (first year in a lot that I actually looked forward to it) but if it holds him back on his music career I think he should step back tbh

Sometimes I think Simon doesn't want him to do well in the US which I don't understand cause guy's the best of his edition and *most* people love him (minus those who think he's a tool which is understandable lbr)

well all the UK articles about 1d and the wanted seriously over-exaggerate, but 1d is going to happen soon. it's all word of mouth really. the media has been slow to pick up on them, but that'll change after the today show.